President not getting involved in decision.
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma will not be acting on a request to dethrone AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo just yet.
This emerged in the Mthatha High Court yesterday where Dalindyebo’s urgent application was being heard.
Arguing on Zuma’s behalf yesterday, advocate Nceba Dukada SC emphasised the president was in no way involved in the decision to dethrone Dalindyebo.
He said Zuma’s letter was merely in response to the letter sent to him by the “concerned group” of AbaThembu who wrote to him in 2012 calling for Dalindyebo to be dethroned.
“There is a dispute in the royal family and the president is undertaking not to proceed with considering the withdrawal of the certificate of recognition at this point,” Dukada told Laing.
“It has been portrayed in the media that the president wants to frustrate the king and that is not true. This application is ill conceived and premature.
could have written to the president asking for a postponement,” he added.
Advocate Dali Mpofu, on the king’s behalf, said he was pleased with Zuma’s undertaking but questioned the timing thereof.
He asked why Zuma could not have made this undertaking instead of filing a notice to oppose.
He said kings were born into their positions and it was Zuma’s actions that sparked the litigation. A king cannot just be removed from his position by “a group”.
“Just because one is a member of something does not mean they are that thing.
“The problem here is we are dealing with people who are willing to listen to fraudsters who want to dethrone the king,” Mpofu added.
Mtirara’s counsel, advocate Philip Zilwa SC said Dalindyebo should have exhausted all avenues before approaching the court.
He said Dalindyebo’s founding affidavit lacked information now being argued in court.
He further argued the affected group should be involved in the proceedings, not merely mentioned.
“This court is not in a position to make an order today. Not in the absence of the affected members,” said Zilwa.
Judgment was reserved. — siyab@dispatch.co.za
Zuma backs off from king dethronement case
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma will not be acting on a request to dethrone AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo just yet.
This emerged in the Mthatha High Court yesterday where Dalindyebo’s urgent application was being heard.
Arguing on Zuma’s behalf yesterday, advocate Nceba Dukada SC emphasised the president was in no way involved in the decision to dethrone Dalindyebo.
He said Zuma’s letter was merely in response to the letter sent to him by the “concerned group” of AbaThembu who wrote to him in 2012 calling for Dalindyebo to be dethroned.
“There is a dispute in the royal family and the president is undertaking not to proceed with considering the withdrawal of the certificate of recognition at this point,” Dukada told Laing.
“It has been portrayed in the media that the president wants to frustrate the king and that is not true. This application is ill conceived and premature.
could have written to the president asking for a postponement,” he added.
Advocate Dali Mpofu, on the king’s behalf, said he was pleased with Zuma’s undertaking but questioned the timing thereof.
He asked why Zuma could not have made this undertaking instead of filing a notice to oppose.
He said kings were born into their positions and it was Zuma’s actions that sparked the litigation. A king cannot just be removed from his position by “a group”.
“Just because one is a member of something does not mean they are that thing.
“The problem here is we are dealing with people who are willing to listen to fraudsters who want to dethrone the king,” Mpofu added.
Mtirara’s counsel, advocate Philip Zilwa SC said Dalindyebo should have exhausted all avenues before approaching the court.
He said Dalindyebo’s founding affidavit lacked information now being argued in court.
He further argued the affected group should be involved in the proceedings, not merely mentioned.
“This court is not in a position to make an order today. Not in the absence of the affected members,” said Zilwa.
Judgment was reserved. — siyab@dispatch.co.za
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